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MACHINE FOR MAKING BANDAGES Filed Nov. 27. 1946 I 11 Sheets-Sheet 11 17 5 I9 89 I C) I 86 l 18o- 54 7 F Patented June 13, 1950 MACHINE FOR MAKING BANDAGES Peter S. Banfi and Vernon Halversen, Chicago,

Ill., assignors to Presto Bandage Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application November 27, 1946, Serial No. 712,522

3 Claims.

This invention relates to the manufacture of adhesive bandages and packaging of the same for distribution, and it has to do more especially with the production and packaging of bandages of the type comprising an adhesive-coated fabric sheet, which preferably is star-shaped, to the center of which is adhered a disc of cotton gauze.

The principal object of our invention is to devise methods and means for rapidly and economically producing and packaging bandages of the above-indicated character while at all times protecting the bandage material against contamination resulting from human contact, until such time as the bandage may be put to use.

The several novel features of our invention can most readily be explained in connection with the detailed description to follow, and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, of which there are 11 sheets:

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagramof a bandage making and packaging machine and depicts in a simplified manner the several steps of the process which we prefer to employ in carrying out the invention-omitting, however, the final heat sealing and cutting off operations, which are adequately portrayed elsewhere in the. drawmgs;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken at line 22 of Fig. 1, illustrating the marginal overlap of the several strips of crinoline tape being fed to the machine;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a die plate including six stamping die inserts which, in co-operation with'the correspondingly formed punches, serve to stamp out the star-shaped bandages;

Fig. 4 is a detail view depicting the passage of the composite web, comprising the adhesivecoated fabric, gauze discs and crinoline tapes, through the dieaset of which the die plate of Fig. 3 is a partalso showing the cellophane ribbon on which the bandages are deposited as they drop from the die-set, and illustrating the final step in the making of the bandages, per se-which step is followed by the packaging operations, I v I Fig. 5 is a planview of a bandage with the protective crinolinetape attached;

.Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-section, taken at line 6-6 of Fig. ;5, .showing the make-up Iof a bandage, including the removable crinoline tape;.

,Fig. 7 isa front elevation, partly in section, of the bandage making and packaging machine;

wherein the Fig. 8 is a side elevational view taken at line 8-8 of Figs. 7 and 9;

Fig. 9 is a view taken at line 9-9 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken at line Ill-l0 Of Fig. 11;

Fig. 11 is a view taken at Illl of Fig. 8

and Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 13 is a detail of construction as viewed at line l3-I3 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 14 Ba detail of a supporting bracket and Fig. 16 is a fragmentary elevational view,

partly in section, taken at line l6l6 of Figs. 15 and 18;

Fig.1? is a plan view, partly in section, of the portion of the machine illustrated in Fig. 15;

and

Fig. 18 is a sectional view taken at line l8l8 of Fig- 17.

instance six radially projecting points or fingers I2, and said sheets are coated with a tacky adhesive on one side only, to which side the gauze discs II are adhered. That part of the adhesive surface which surrounds disc I I, including fingers.

I 2, is exposed, when the bandage is ready for use, and serves to attach the bandage to the skin area surrounding the injured part. The gauze disc II is, of course, applied directly over the wound.

. For the purpose of protecting the gauze against contamination after the bandage has been removed from its package, and also to protect the adhesive coating against contact with the package, there is applied to each bandage two pieces of crinoline l3 and 14, which marginally overlap each other adjacent one center line of the bandage. The overlapping edge of crinoline piece I3 is indicated at I5, while the corresponding edge ofpiece I4 is indicated at IS in Figs. 5 and 6. Just before the bandage is to be applied, the two pieces of crinoline are peeled off, thus exposing the gauze disc I l and the adhesive-coated surface of fabric sheet H] which surrounds the gauze disc.

It Will be self-evident that the shape and size of the bandage can be altered at will simply by substituting appropriate stamping dies; and it will also be apparent that a variety of shapes and sizes can be produced simultaneously by the same machine by providing a corresponding variety of stamping dies. Neither the shape nor size of the bandages is in any sense of the essence of this invention; nor is it of the essence of the invention that the gauze disc be centered on the adhesive fabric.

In order to expedite a clear understanding of the several functions of our machine we refer first to the schematic diagram; ofFig. 1, wherein a web l8 of adhesive coated fabric is fed from a roll [9, under a guide roll 20, in the direction: indicated by arrows and is propelled by a continuously. rotating serrated feed roller .2! which en.- ages the adhesive surface.

.Web. 18. passes over a tensionv roller 22 and. a guide roller 23 and then passes downwardly .and under a guide roller 24 and thence horizontally. and over..a feed roller 25.and-.then. downwardly again. The feed roller 25 pulls web |8;and moves the same lengthwise. intermittently in uniform measured steps. Thetension. roller 22 is spring biased. and movable. laterally so: as. to :keep web l8 taut notwithstanding, the continuous rotation.

of feed roller 21.: and the. intermittentrotation. of feed roller 25.

Extending: transversely of. adhesive web 18. and overlyingthe .same, .in aparallel plane, is a. web 26 of cotton gauze, .Whichis fed from a roll. 21 over guide rollers 28 andlfli and propelledobya feed. roller 30, which is. driven: intermittently in measured steps, so as toadvancethe gauze web,

step-by-step, in the direction indicated by the.

arrows, simultaneously with thestepz-by-stepfeed movementsof the web-1.8.

At the area of intersection of webs l8 and 25. both said webs pass through. a die setzhaving a gang of six circular punches 3! which, upon. each downstrokastamp: from the auze web six circulandiscs M. of. the bandage, asshown inFigs. andzfi. Thediscsxl I' are forcedzthrou'gh the die by .the punches-ands. are: pressed byv the punches into firm adherence.- to. the adhesive surface of web. l.8..-'the adhesive coating being on: theupper surfaceof: web I 3: as: thelatter passes through the aforementioned .die' set. 'Iheiorw'ardmovements of webs l8. and 25 are co-ordinated with each other and with the. movements of punches 3 so that. the two.- webs ares stationary when the punches arecuttingthea gauze and impressing the waste;

At 33 is. aspool carrying four rolls ofcrinoline tape 34-31. inclusive which are suitably spaced laterally; and at 38 is'a second spool carrying three laterally spaced rolls of. crinoline tape 39-41 inclusive; The seven crinoline tapes are. all. of

4 the same width and are passed over guide rollers 42 and 43 in marginally overlapped relation as depicted in Fig 2. The assemblage of crinoline tapes is passed over a guide roller 44 by which it is brought into intimate face-to-face contact with the coated side of adhesive web l8 on which have been deposited the gauze discs I I. The crinoline tapes. are thus caused to'adhere to; web 58 and are drawn byweb [*8 around guide roller 24 and feed roller 25the gauze discs being interposed between web I 8 and the crinoline tapes and so spaced laterally that the tapes overlap symmetrically with respect to the centers of the discs, as depictedin -Figsx 5- and 6.

7 Between guide roller 24 and feed roller 25, the span to of'assembled materials, including web l8 and the seven crinoline tapes with interposed gauze discs, passes through a second die set which includes a gang of six star-shaped punches which, upon each downstroke, punches out six finished banda'ge: units: as depicted: indligs. 5; and 6.. Punches. t6; operate simultaneously with punches 3il,. and theifeed. of .the material is so regulated'that theigauzeidiscs I1l.- areicentered-with the.star-shaped.punches-e-unless; as in certain cases. itmay be. desire'd tozpositiomthe. gauze discs) off. center;.

The star-shaped punchings constituting. the finished-bandages araforcedithroughthedie plate of the lower .die. set .byzpunches .46: onto. a..cel1o-- phane ribbon. .421. having; a. horizontal stretch- 41. which underliesspam i5 and;.extends angularly thereto... Thecellophaneribbon 4.7-: isrfed froma roll .43. around.gnide:.rol1ers..4l9 :5ll and5 l. in. the

dinectioncindicated; bycthe :arrowsand is moved.

intermittently; The bandageszridinguonthe top surface. of cellophane: ,rib'bom 41.: enter the: bightbetween rollers". Meand- 5ifi;.and- .are' thus: enclosed. between the: two, cellophanea ribb'ons. Thereafter the two cellophane ribbons are welded together by heat and; pressure,v and they. resulting. composite strip is cutlinto 7 units. each ,contain'ing. six band-. ages. The welding and; :cutting. means: are. not included in Fig. 1 but :araadequately illustrated in other figures of: thead'rawings" For thepurposeofrdescribing the .actual may. chine reference Willxbfi maderfirsttto Figs. 3, 4..

and 7 to 11 inclusive. Firornithosefiguresit will be seen-that the machinecomprises;amongother components,,apunchpress 5,8 mountedona stand; 59 made of. structural. .ste,el,shapes. welded to-. gether and having arrarea, as. .viewed,in Fig. 9,

largeenough to accommodate.the. .press.and other parts exterior thereof, vThelilirlclipress 5,8. in-. cludes amassive frame fiflhavi'ng bearings 6.] and. 62 at the top in whichis'jjournaled a crankshaft 63 to-one end of which-iskeyed a heavy, flywheel- 64-the' latter being connected by'a bel't'65'to the drive pulley of an electric motor 66, which ismounted on a bracket 61 secured to-fraine'tlle A crosshead 68 is-reciprocable verticallyin guides" 69 and why crankshaft-Standis -adapted toengage' theshankfl l .of adual die set. 7-2 which is, in effect, twodie sets superposed relation, hav-- ing' an upper punch. plate: 13 and a lower punch plate. M, tie.d. together by means of;-suitable tier blocks 15" which serve tofhold the'two punch plates: in spaced relation. This is most clearly shownin' :Fig. 10. The six circular punches 31, shown in' Fig. 1, are carried by punch plate 13,

and the six star-shaped punches 46, also shown in Fig. 1 are carried by punch plate 14. It is to understood that the two punch plates with their respective punches move up and down in unison. They are held in alignment by guide pins 16 and 11, which are anchored to the base plate 18 of the dual die set. The dieplate which co-operates with punches 3| to stamp out the gauze discs 'I I' is identifiedbyreference numeral 19, and

above said die plate is a stripper plate 80. Be-

tweendie plate 19 andstripper plate 80 is a slot 8|. through which passes the web 26 of cotton gauze. This web is not shown in Fig- 10, but is clearly indicated in Fig. 9. The purpose of stripper plate 80 is to prevent the web of cotton gauze from clinging to punches 3| on the upward movements thereof... .Below die plate 19 is a plate or slab 82 which is fixedly attached to guide pins 16 and. 11 and functions as a table over which passes, through a slot83; the web I8 of adhesive-coated fabric, the'upper surface of which carries the adhesive coating. 'Itwill be apparent from inspection of Fig. 10, that the gauze discs .I I are pressed onto the adhesive surface of web I8 by punches 3I.

-.The die plate. which co-operates with starshaped punches 46 is identified by reference numeral 51 and is shown in plan view in Fig. 3. The star die inserts, per se, are identified by reference numeral-51a-being, for convenience, made up as separateparts and inserted in die plate 51.

;'Located above die plate 51 is a'stripper plate 84, separated from the die plate by a narrow space forming a slot 85 through which passes the span 45 of assembled materials comprising web I8, to, which are adhered the gauze discs I I and the seven crinoline tapes. Stripper plate 84 performs the same kind of function as stripper plate 80.

.Below die plate 51 and spaced therefrom to form a slot 86,,die base plate 18 provides a table- I over which passes the cellophane ribbon 41.

The bandage cut-outs are forced through die plate 51 by punches 46 and drop onto cellophane ribbon 41 by which they are carried away, as

previously explained with reference to Fig. 1.

Die-set 12 is bolted or otherwise secured to the vided atone end with a spur gear 92 which meshes with an idler pinion 93 which is mounted on stub shaft 94 together with an idler gear 95 to which it is-drivingly connected.

-Gear 95 ismeshed with'a pinion 96 which is keyed to shaft 90. A bevel gear 91 keyed to the other end of shaft 90 is meshed with a bevel gear 93 which is keyed to a cross-shaft 99, to the other end of which is keyed a bevel gear I00 which, in turn, is meshed with a. bevel gear I M secured to a vertical shaft I02.

To the upper cndof shaft I02 is keyed a bevel .75; also serve for offsetting the auze discs with regear I03 which is meshedto abevel gear I04 v connected by bevel gears 91, 98, I00 and I0] and coupled to crankshaft 63 by bevel gears I03 and I04.

It would be undesirable to operate feed roller 2|. intermittently, but it is necessary to operate feed roller intermittently because the webs passing through the die slots 83 and 85 must be stationary during the piercing operations. For that reason means must be provided for taking up the slack in the web between feed rollers 2I .and 25 during the periods between movements of roller 25; and to that end tension roller 22 is mounted on a pair of arms I06 (see Fig. 10) which are pivotally mounted on a shaft I01 supported by brackets I08 which, in turn, are secured to frame 60. A spring, not shown, biases arms I06 counterclockwise, as viewed in Fig. 10, thereby causing roller 22 to take up the aforementioned slack.

A. pressure'roller I09 bears against the scrap stock running over feed roller 25, thus holding it in frictional engagement with said feed roller,

and is mounted on a shaft II8 carried by a pair of arms I I0 which are pivoted at I05 and springbiased clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 10, so as to urge roller I09 downwardly.

Feed roller 25 is mounted on a shaft III to which are keyed a spur gear I H and a bevel gear II3. Spur gear H2 is meshed with a spur gear H4 (see Fig. 12) which is mounted for rotation on a stub shaft I I5, together with the driven member I it of a Geneva drive--said driven, memher being drivingly coupled to spur gear I I4. The driving member Ii 1 of said Geneva drive is keyed to shaft which rotates continuously. Shaft I I5 makes one revolution for each six revolutions of shaft 99, and the rotation of shaft IE5 consists of six steps per revolution, each of sixty degrees, with a rest period following each step. The shaft IIB which carries pressure roller I09 is driven from. shaft III by means of a pair of spur gears I20 and H9 which are keyed to said shafts, respectively-see Fig. 9.

Because it is desirable that the gauze discs II be centered as accurately as possible on the adhesive sheets I0 (seeFig. 5) and because there is apt to be some variation, from time to time, in the degree of stretch of the adhesive fabric, such as would have the effect of introducing error in the centering of the discs, the guide roller 24 is suspended on a pair of arms I22 (see Fig-l0) which are pivotally mounted at I23 concentrically with uide roller 23. Each of the two arms I22 1 has a lateral extension I24 welded thereto; and bridged between said extensions I24 is a shaft I25 which provides a pivotal support for a pair of upstanding arms I26, across the upper ends of which are connected a shaft I21 on which is mounted guide roller 44. A coil spring, not shown, biases arms E20 counterclockwise, as viewed in Fig. 10, thus providing radial pressure between rollers 23 and 44. A pair of inclined eyebolts I30 are connected each at one end to shaft I25 and anchored by means of nuts I28 to angle brackets I29 on the frame of the machine. It will be seen that arms I22 can be rotated about shaft I23 by pulling up or letting off on eyebolts I30, and that by so doing guide roller 29 can be moved in such manner as to correct any misalignment of the gauze discs with respect to the centers of star punches 4B. The same means will feed roller 38.

spect' to the centers of the bandages ineventit is'desiredato -efiect' suchiofisetting;

Drive mechanism for gauze web Thedrive'mechanism for intermittentlyafeed ing the web 26 of cottongauzeis depicted onsan enlarged scale in Figs. 11-14 inclusive, and is 'also shown on a smaller scale 'in 'FigsBand 9. The most convenient starting point; for a description of this driveiSthGbGVGI gEEEIT'I-|3;.W1'iii}hiiS I Ot92tF able with spur'gear H21 and thus driven inter-'- mittently by the previously described-Geneva;

drive comprising driven member II Ii -and driving: member Ill. Meshed'with bevel gear H3 is a bevel gear i'32'which is keyed to-a=vertical shaft I 33 which carries'at its'uppe'r? end abevel gear" I t l-the latter being meshed" withe; bevel: gear I35, Which'iskeyed to'aishaft" I36" whichJcar-ries- Shafts 99; I33' and. I38 are all supported by a bearing bracket I31, a plan of which'is'shown in Fig. 14. Thisrbracket is-vvelded' through the mediumof an angle iron; I38to-'tlie* side of press frame Stand is boredat I39; I40 andI-I to provide bearings for'shafts-fiiig- I33 and I respectively.

Positioned above: feed roller: 30 and bearing. down on gauze web 2.6-"is: a," pressure roller" I422 This roller is mounted on' a shaft I'4-3which'is journaled at its ends on two'armsr'Mdwhich' are pivotally mounted on stub shafts I 65 supported by uprights I 36 forming parts of brackets I31; Shafts I43 and I36 are interconnected byspi'ir gears I41 and I48 whereby'pressure roller I42 is positively driven.

Guide roller 29 is carried by abracketl 49 which is-attached to the dual die set I2. This roller and bracket are shown in' Figs. 7 and 9; but guide roller 28 and gauze roll 21 are not shown other-- wise than in- Fig. 1'.

Since both the adhesive fabric I8 and the cot-'- ton gauze- 26 are advanced-through the die set by the same Geneva drive, it will be evident that they move simultaneously and come to rest simultaneously.

The gauze webbing from which' the discs- II' have been punched is waste material, and thesame is true of the composite webbing from which the bandages have been stamped.

Feed mechanism for crinoline tubes The seven crinoline tapes fid a'land 39-41 in-' elusive are gripped'b'etween roller 43 and'theadhesive face of web I3 andare fed step by-stepsimultaneously with the lengthwiseintermittent movements of web I8; Guideroller" 42 is car ried by a: pair of arms. I52 (see 8) which arewelded to the stand 59. The spools 33-an'd 38 which support the several rolls of crinolihe: tape are mounted below the topof stand' 59 and are not-shown otherwise than in 1.

Feed mechanism for cellophane-ribbons The-cellophane ribbon-41 1eavingro1l 48pas'ses" over guide roller mpsuspended onthe'two' arms I 56' which: areispivotally mounted at "their upper ends on a' shaft I51 journaledin frame I5fi see Fig; 17'. Ififiare biasedby a coil spring I 58, one end of which is" anchored to an" arm I 59= attached to frame I 55; Roller 49 functions both as-a guideroller and as az means for tensioning. cellophane rib-bo'n fl.

A pressure'ro'ller' 'lfiil 'isFjour'naledon a pair of arms-ISI", which arepivoted at [62 biased up= wardly by a coilspring IE3 to press cellophane= ribbon '4'! against the periphery of roller 50 which latter is: carried by a shaft I64 which-id journaled in the side walls-of frame I55. After passing between rollers 50 'and l 6-0, the cellophane ribbon 4-1 is'e'ngaged by a tension roller I65 shown only in 15and' then traverses guide roller 5 l which guides ribbon 4 throughslot' B6 15. Roller 515 is an intermittently 'rotating feed" roller'as well as-a guide roller, and its shaft I6] is connectedthrough a train of'gears' with shaft I54 0f feed roller 56'; Thetwo feed' rollers -5'Il"'and 56'-havethe sameperipheral speed' and; therefore, serve to advanceribbo'nfl: equally. The train-- of gearsinterconnectingwsaid feed rollers is shown in- Fig. '15 and comprises" gears I 61 to I TIT in'c1u-" sive. These are mounted on 'stub shafts'attached to'one sidewall of frame 155; s ur gear I69"'i's the 1 driver: of the train of ears: just" enumerated andis' coupled 'to' and drivenby the driven momber IH of'a second Geneva-drive; The driving-- member of said second Geneva drive is identi fied by reference numeral "I72 and is 'keyed'-t'o a shaft lit tdone endoi: which 'is keyedi.=a"-bevel gear I'M which mesheswith a bevel gear"I1'5 se-" curedi to the lower end of "shaft IU2 se'e -Fig's; '7 and 8. Shaft'l'l3 and Geneva-drivingmember I 12 are rotated continuouslyand each revolution thereof causes a 60 degree rotation of driv'em member I H and gear I 624112; rotational-move: ments of said driven member and gear being-' intermittent'becauseof the nature of the Geneva drive: Inasmuch as 'cieneva drivesare well known' mechanisms for translating centinuocs rotary "mot-ion into intermittent m y motion it is -considered unnecessary to eapiain this specification the mode of operation thereof The-roll =I53 'o'f cello'phane ribbon-is supported for rotation on a -p'air of uprights I 16 wmenare attach ed to'f-raifie l 55 and the cellophane riloiol') 52 is fed downwardly over a tension roller I11 which is carried by a pair of arms-l l-ii pivotalli connected: to u rights I 16? Said ribbbn then passesdownwardly and 'between guide rollers 53 and pressure roller 54% and into the bight betweerk rollers 54 -'and--5b' as shown schematically in Fig. 1: Rollers 53" and-5 1-are carried -by"arms I19 and I8!) respectively, which are pivotallycon nected toframedfiii. A tension spring-reinterconnects arms Ildand' Iecane uusreners ancitee into pressin' iengagement "with ribbon 521i.

and a tension springii -acts downwardly:- on

arms I] and pulls rollerfi l intofpressing engagementwith the tw sheets-ot cellophane ribbon'in the-:bight of rollers -54 and 56 To'the right of rollersfi l" and56; as viewed Fig. 17, cellophane ribbon 52' is superimposed upon cellophane ribbon i"! 'with the bandages of Figs. 5- and e interposed therebetweeh anothe two ribbons, together with theinterposed bandages; move to-the right ir-iin terifiittent measured steps, 'as viwed in l i'g'. 1 1;

Heat scaling and cutting 01) operations The cellophane ribbon employed is of the kind which welds under heat and pressure, and the two ribbons are welded together at points between adjacent bandages as they pass through a die I83, which will now be described.

Said die comprises a bed I84 constituting an integral part of frame I55 and having a flat top surface on which is mounted a heat resistant fiber pad upon which rests the strip comprising the two sheets of cellophane ribbon with the interposed bandages.

Disposed above die bed I84 is a welding iron I86 having a cavity I81 in which is inserted an electric heating element which functions to maintain welding iron I86 at a temperature suificient to effect the desired welding operation.

The bottom of welding iron I86 has six circular recesses I880, which are positioned to register with the bandages in such manner that the surrounding horizontal under surface of the welding iron engages the top surface of ribbon 52 at areas intermediate of the bandages, so that each bandage will be enclosed within an individual cellophane envelope or cell.

Welding iron I86 is suspended on four bolts I88 which extend through apertures in a crosshead I89 in which said bolts are slidably fitted. Said bolts are anchored to crosshead I89 by means of nuts I98, and a coil spring I9I is placed around each bolt between crosshead I89 and the top surface of welding iron I86. said springs function as cushions and determine the amount of pressure exerted by the welding iron on the cellophane ribbons. They should be so selected and adjusted as to produce enough pressure to effect a good weld without greatly exceeding that amount of pressure. The temperature at which the welding iron is maintained should be in conformity with the softening temperature of the cellophane being used and should be adjusted to a. value which is found to produce a satisfactory weld.

Two parallel guide pins I92 are affixed to crosshead I89 and are slidably fitted in bushings I93 in the frame I55. The crosshead is reciprocable vertically, together with the guide pins, and is kept in alignment by the latter.

To each end of the crosshead I89 there is pivotally attached a connecting rod I94, each of which, in turn, is pivotally connected at its lower I end to one end of two lever arms I95, respectively, which are keyed to a shaft I96.

One of having a cutting edge 204 in co-operative alignment with cutting edge 2!. Upon each downstroke of crosshead: I89 the aforementioned cutting edge shears off a length of stock comprising a group of six bandages enclosed between't'wo sheets of cellophane. The six-bandage unit thus produced are non-rectangular parallelograms in form because the shear'blades 280 and 203 have to be set at an angle, as shown, (see Fig. 17) in order to conform to the arrangement of the bandages-the transverse rows of which do not extend 'at right angles to the line of travel of the cellophane ribbons.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a portion ofthe composite stri comprising the adhesive-coatedweb I8 and the seven attached crinol ine tapes 34-31 and 39-4I inclusive, together with the interposed gauze dis-cs II, at a position inside'die set 12 just below the star-shaped punches 48/ And below said composite strip is shown a portion of the cellophane ribbon 41 on which has been deposited several of the star-shaped bandages. The direction of movement of the composite strip and the direction of movement of the cellophane ribbon are both indicated by arrows. The length of each forward movement of the composite strip is indicated by'the dimension A, and the length of each forward movement of the cellophane ribbon is indicated by the dimension B." This brings about a uniform distribution of the bandages on the cellophane ribbon according to the pattern depicted in Fig. 4; and it will be apparent from the layout why the cutting edges 28I and 204 are set at 'an'angle to the path of the cellophane ribbons. Y

The star-shaped outlines marked C"in'Fig.-4

indicate bandages which are about to be stamped woven fabric, but not necessarily so.

I might be substituted some other equivalent material such, for example, as linen gauze or pressed said lever arms I95 is integral with another lever arm I9] to which is pivotally connected a' link I98, the upper end of which is connected to acrank I99 on shaft I13. It will be evident that each revolution of shaft I13 brings about a complete cycle of' operation of crosshead I39 and welding iron I88.

The strip comprising ribbons 41 and 52 is fed through the welding die, synchronously with the reciprocations thereof, by feed roller 56 in successive equal steps, the length of which is so regulated as to position within the welding die a fresh group of six bandages for each step. The heat from the welding iron. and the pressure exerted thereby on the cellophane ribbons causes them to become welded together throughout the area contacted by the welding iron.

Attached to the upper surface of die bed I84 at the discharge end thereof is a cutter bar 200 having a cutting edge at MI; and attached to crosshead I89, through the medium of a mounting block 282 is a second cutting bar 203 purpose.

felt. Instead of crinoline tape there might be substituted an unstiffened gauze or cellophane tape or any other material which will serve the And instead of cellophane ribbons there could be substituted another material as, for example, a suitably treated paper. In order to avoid confusion and uncertainty we have refrained from the employment of vague or allinclusive terminology in referring to the various bandage materials in the appended claims; but

we wish it clearly to be understood that we mean to include all substitute materials within the scope of the claims. Manifestly, the present invention is in no wise limited as respects the materials entering into the make-up of the bandages. Neither is the invention limited as respects the number of bandages produced at each stroke of the press. We have shown and described a machine which makes six bandages per press stroke; but this is purely by way of example and it will be self-evident that the machine could readily be Constructed to produce any number of bandthe preferredembodiment of our "invention, it

Mi 19 ap arentzto th se skilled 11in he ar th thereeare ma possi le altern iv arraneements and modifications within the-scope and-purview of-t e nv t onrapd Wev depo -wish t h l d ex ept asiind-iqatediby t e terms ro zr be; ppende lclaims- :I-laving described our invention, Whatwe claim as-new a d wish itojsecureby Letters Patent is:

:1. ffhe combination in abandage-making ma- Qhine, of a dualiidie set comprisingpan upper dial and. a-1ower die in superimposed relation and interconnectedgforlsimultaneous operation, means for feeding a webcfgauze through said upper ,dieain intermittent uniform steps, means for .ieedingla web of adhesive-coated fabric under- 1 ,neath' .saidupper die, said-upper die being operative-to punchdiscs -of-gauzelou-t of saidgauze web and to press said discs upon the. adhesive surface of said fabric at predetermined spaced points, means "for guiding 'saidfabricweb with :the gauzediscs thereon through said lower die, meansfor guiding'a plurality of parallelvcrinoline tapesin a" path parallel to that of said .fabric web and into adhering contactwith the adhesive surfaceof said fabric, said crinoline tapes being marginally overlapped edgewise, said crinoline tapels being joined to said fabricat a point-anterior-to-its entry into said lower die so'thatsaid tapes pass through said lower die with-the fab- -riclwb and form protective coverings for both the adhesive coating and the gauze discs-thereon, saidlower die bein operative tostamp out pieces of thezcomposite web passing :therethrough, each of-which pieces constitutes an adhesive bandage haying a centered gauze disc and; a-pairof marg inally' overlapped pieces of crinoline which com- -pletely;cover the gauze disc and the adhesive lsur'face surrounding'said disc.

2.- "Fhe combination-in a bandage-making machine, of a punchpress, an upper die set and a lower die set mounted one above the other in saidpress and operable thereby, said: die sets each comprisinga die plate and a. punch plate, said-punch plates being? connected together for simultaneous vertical reciprocation, angang ofpunches carried by said: upper punch plate, a second gang of punchescarried by said lower punch plate, means forug uidi-ng :a web of: gauze through saidupper die set, and forfeeding said web itherethrough intermittently inuniform steps, means for guiding a web of adhesive-coated fabrictunderneath the upper die plate and for feedhesrve surface of said fabric, and means driven pun h la .i eeted tog he i d to said c ss ea a d reingi said fabric web intermittently in uniform o e fi su face of sekifabria t e ee empv ments of id fabr andeauze bs o u rin simu tan ous m an f r g i n sa fabric w w th the gauze s s the o thr uehl a lowe .dies t th punche v sa ow d se -10.

be necre etiv t u iq qu i e f id ric ees lmean fo a usti t n t of h fabric Web between the two die sets so m r ne auze d scs we b centered on spul ic e e qducedb thelowerd et 3211 .cqmbinaiionin ahae ae-ma sm chine, of a punch pres havipg a crankshaft anda crosshead connected t said crankshaft and res e pqable the eb a rst e set and a ,oed dies meunted on b e h t e in s i Pre s saide i s i a empr i plate sa d u h plates bei conei rpeebi i 0. u ane usl by s f sshead, means for g; iding aweb of gauze through said first die set, means for guiding a web of adhesivecoated fabric underneath said first die set and thereafter through said second die set, a punch carried by the punch plate ,of said first die set and operative to punch gauze discs out of said gauge web and to press the same onto the adby said crankshaft fpr intermittently driving said gauze web and said fabric webeach in uniform steps, the intervals of rest between said steps occurring simultaneously with the punching 0per ations, and a punchcarried by the punchjplalte ofsaid second die set for punching out pieces of said fabric each carrying one of said gauze discs.

PETER. S. VERNON HALVERSEN.

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